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ALBUQUERQUE — A sergeant with the New Mexico Army National Guard and his father-in-law are being accused of fraudulently obtaining recruiting bonuses.
The Albuquerque Journal reports Sgt. 1st Class Travis Nau of Albuquerque is facing one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, three counts of wire fraud and three counts of aggravated identity theft.

Caroling sing-along
The Annual Christmas Caroling Sing-along will be at 3 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 24 at the Methodist Church, Eighth and National. Carolers will be accompanied by a small orchestra quartet. For information, call Rosemary Pierson at 425-9299.

Candidate packets for the March 4th Municipal Election are available in the City Clerk’s Office. Anyone interested in filing can pick up a packet containing all information to assist them in filing for candidacy.

Quoting the state Constitution’s Bill of Rights guaranteeing that “all persons are born equally free, and have certain natural, inherent and inalienable rights,” the State Supreme Court ruled Thursday that it’s unconstitutional to deny marriage licenses to same-sex couples.

The ruling legalizes same-sex civil marriages in New Mexico, and it mandates that married gay couples receive the same rights as married heterosexual couples.

More than three years after Mariah Arguello was killed by a drunk driver, the bar accused of over serving the drunk driver has been fined and it had its liquor license suspended for a few days.

El Alto Bar and Station, located just south of Las Vegas, was given an administrative citation for over-serving. The bar paid a $2,500 fine and was forced to stop serving alcohol for eight consecutive days, the state Regulation and Licensing Department announced this week.